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Senate · Roll call 5 · 1st session · Jan. 29, 2013 A vote to confirm John Forbes Kerry, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of State.
Nomination Confirmed94–3 Nomination
- Question
- On the Nomination
- Official record
- Senate roll call 5, 113th Congress, 1st session
- Capitol Lens ID
- 113-s5, used in this page's address. It numbers every Senate roll call of the 113th Congress in order, so it differs from the official number, which restarts each session.
- Bill
- PN 42
How each party voted
President Obama's position: wanted a Yes vote
“Nominated by the President: John Forbes Kerry, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of State”
Source: Nomination · Automatic
About this vote
The Senate votes on whether to confirm a President's nominee to a cabinet post. A Yes vote confirms John Forbes Kerry as Secretary of State.
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How each member voted
| Member | Seat | Party | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Murkowski | AK | Republican | Yes |
| Mark Begich | AK | Democrat | Yes |
| Jeff Sessions | AL | Republican | Yes |
| Richard C. Shelby | AL | Republican | Yes |
| John Boozman | AR | Republican | Yes |
| Mark L. Pryor | AR | Democrat | Yes |
| Jeff Flake | AZ | Republican | Yes |
| John McCain | AZ | Republican | Yes |
| Barbara Boxer | CA | Democrat | Yes |
| Dianne Feinstein | CA | Democrat | Yes |
| Mark Udall | CO | Democrat | Yes |
| Michael F. Bennet | CO | Democrat | Yes |
| Christopher Murphy | CT | Democrat | Yes |
| Richard Blumenthal | CT | Democrat | Yes |
| Christopher A. Coons | DE | Democrat | Yes |
| Thomas R. Carper | DE | Democrat | Yes |
| Bill Nelson | FL | Democrat | Yes |
| Marco Rubio | FL | Republican | Yes |
| Johnny Isakson | GA | Republican | Yes |
| Saxby Chambliss | GA | Republican | Yes |
| Brian Schatz | HI | Democrat | Yes |
| Mazie K. Hirono | HI | Democrat | Yes |
| Chuck Grassley | IA | Republican | Yes |
| Tom Harkin | IA | Democrat | Yes |
| James E. Risch | ID | Republican | Yes |
| Mike Crapo | ID | Republican | Yes |
| Mark Kirk | IL | Republican | Yes |
| Richard J. Durbin | IL | Democrat | Yes |
| Daniel Coats | IN | Republican | Yes |
| Joe Donnelly | IN | Democrat | Yes |
| Jerry Moran | KS | Republican | Yes |
| Pat Roberts | KS | Republican | Yes |
| Mitch McConnell | KY | Republican | Yes |
| Rand Paul | KY | Republican | Yes |
| David Vitter | LA | Republican | Yes |
| Mary L. Landrieu | LA | Democrat | Yes |
| Elizabeth Warren | MA | Democrat | Yes |
| John F. Kerry | MA | Democrat | Present |
| Barbara A. Mikulski | MD | Democrat | Yes |
| Benjamin L. Cardin | MD | Democrat | Yes |
| Angus S. King, Jr. | ME | Independent | Yes |
| Susan M. Collins | ME | Republican | Yes |
| Carl Levin | MI | Democrat | Yes |
| Debbie Stabenow | MI | Democrat | Yes |
| Al Franken | MN | Democrat | Yes |
| Amy Klobuchar | MN | Democrat | Yes |
| Claire McCaskill | MO | Democrat | Yes |
| Roy Blunt | MO | Republican | Yes |
| Roger F. Wicker | MS | Republican | Yes |
| Thad Cochran | MS | Republican | Yes |
| Jon Tester | MT | Democrat | Yes |
| Max Baucus | MT | Democrat | Yes |
| Kay R. Hagan | NC | Democrat | Yes |
| Richard Burr | NC | Republican | Yes |
| Heidi Heitkamp | ND | Democrat | Yes |
| John Hoeven | ND | Republican | Did not vote |
| Deb Fischer | NE | Republican | Yes |
| Mike Johanns | NE | Republican | Yes |
| Jeanne Shaheen | NH | Democrat | Yes |
| Kelly Ayotte | NH | Republican | Yes |
| Frank R. Lautenberg | NJ | Democrat | Yes |
| Robert Menendez | NJ | Democrat | Yes |
| Martin Heinrich | NM | Democrat | Yes |
| Tom Udall | NM | Democrat | Yes |
| Dean Heller | NV | Republican | Yes |
| Harry Reid | NV | Democrat | Yes |
| Charles E. Schumer | NY | Democrat | Yes |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | NY | Democrat | Yes |
| Rob Portman | OH | Republican | Yes |
| Sherrod Brown | OH | Democrat | Yes |
| James M. Inhofe | OK | Republican | No |
| Tom Coburn | OK | Republican | Yes |
| Jeff Merkley | OR | Democrat | Yes |
| Ron Wyden | OR | Democrat | Yes |
| Patrick J. Toomey | PA | Republican | Yes |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | PA | Democrat | Yes |
| Jack Reed | RI | Democrat | Yes |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | RI | Democrat | Yes |
| Lindsey Graham | SC | Republican | Yes |
| Tim Scott | SC | Republican | Yes |
| John Thune | SD | Republican | Yes |
| Tim Johnson | SD | Democrat | Yes |
| Bob Corker | TN | Republican | Yes |
| Lamar Alexander | TN | Republican | Yes |
| John Cornyn | TX | Republican | No |
| Ted Cruz | TX | Republican | No |
| Mike Lee | UT | Republican | Yes |
| Orrin G. Hatch | UT | Republican | Yes |
| Mark R. Warner | VA | Democrat | Yes |
| Tim Kaine | VA | Democrat | Yes |
| Bernard Sanders | VT | Independent | Yes |
| Patrick J. Leahy | VT | Democrat | Yes |
| Maria Cantwell | WA | Democrat | Yes |
| Patty Murray | WA | Democrat | Did not vote |
| Ron Johnson | WI | Republican | Yes |
| Tammy Baldwin | WI | Democrat | Yes |
| Joe Manchin, III | WV | Democrat | Yes |
| John D. Rockefeller, IV | WV | Democrat | Yes |
| John Barrasso | WY | Republican | Yes |
| Michael B. Enzi | WY | Republican | Yes |